| Today's Economy
Economic Roundup: It Could've Been Worse The unemployment rate will spike but CARES Act limits hysteresis. Canada Weekly: Ailing Alberta The province is particularly exposed to the economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Geopolitical Risk Calendar: Governments Look to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions Coronavirus cases may have peaked in many European countries. The CARES Act and the U.S. Unemployment Rate The legislation won’t have a major impact on joblessness right away, but in the medium term it will be healing. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
Europe Weekly Highlights and Preview: 24 April, 2020 First-quarter GDP estimates are coming, and we expect the numbers to be awful. U.S. COVID-19 Tracker Update: Small Business Remains Under Pressure Hurricane Katrina may provide a useful guidepost on what could happen to the labor force. Businesses Batten Down the Hatches COVID-19 is hitting the U.S. economy hard, and firms are struggling to manage through increasingly difficult times. Asia-Pacific Weekly Highlights and Preview: 24 April, 2020 The outlook for South Korean foreign trade is grim. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Canada
RPS House Price Index
Mar. 2020:
United Kingdom
Retail Sales
Mar. 2020: -5.1%
U.K. retail sales plunged by 5.1% m/m in March after a 0.3% fall in February, marking the largest decline on record. United States
Durable Goods (Advance)
Mar. 2020: -14.4%
U.S. durable goods orders dropped 14.4% in March, a little less than our forecast for a 15% decline but more than the consensus for an 11.3% decline. Mexico
Economic Activity Index
Feb. 2020: -0.6%
Mexico's index of economic activity reported an annual contraction of 0.6% in February after decreasing 0.8% in the previous month and growing 0.9% a year earlier. Russian Federation
Unemployment
Mar. 2020: 4.7%
Russia’s unemployment rate rose to 4.7% in March, a 0.1-percentage point increase over the February reading. United States
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey
Apr. 2020: 71.8
Consumer sentiment stabilized in April but remains at a very low level given ongoing shutdowns and clear evidence of massive job losses. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
